Función clerical

Capítulo 56

Shen Zhili: "...It's probably my period."

Hua Jiuye coughed, "Junior sister, are you on your period today?"

Shen Zhili was slightly embarrassed: "No...why are you asking this?"

Hua Jiuye: "Go back and have a baby."

Shen Zhili: "..."

Seeing that Hua Jiuye was helping the middle-aged man who had fallen to the ground and was about to leave with Shen Zhili, Lei Ying flashed in front of Shen Zhili: "Dr. Shen, can I talk to you alone?"

Hana Kuya looked at the Raikage with displeasure: "What do you need to talk about in private? We need to hurry back."

Shen Zhili rubbed his forehead, signaling Hua Jiuye not to interrupt, and frowned slightly as he asked, "Talk about Su Chenche?"

Lei Ying nodded.

Shen Zhili pondered for a moment: "Now is not the time to talk." She pointed to the middle-aged man and Hua Jiuye: "I still have wounded people here. Let's talk after dinner."

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Lei Ying and Shen Zhili arranged to meet by a pond inside the Southern Border Royal Palace.

Shen Zhili arrived late, having finished dinner. The gentle breeze and bright moon, with ripples on the water, made it a perfect setting for a secret rendezvous.

Raikage stood by the lake, sword in hand, like a tree.

Shen Zhili walked over, and Lei Ying slowly turned around, his dark eyes, as deep as the night, looking over, seemingly capable of containing a thousand worlds...

...This scene is starting to look a bit like a date.

Raikage stared at her intently: "Have you eaten?"

Shen Zhili: "...I'm full."

That was definitely an illusion. How could anyone around Su Chenche be normal? Even if there were normal people, they've all been influenced by him to become abnormal!

Lei Ying changed from holding the sword to gripping it, and approached Shen Zhili, saying, "Then I'll get straight to the point."

Shen Zhili: "...Okay."

With a stern expression, Shen Zhili silently held her breath. She had long suspected that Su Chenche's love at first sight was suspicious. In terms of appearance, no matter how much she didn't want to admit it, she was indeed inferior to Ye Qianqian. Besides that, she didn't know martial arts, and her original status as the Valley Master of Huichun Valley had changed because of Hua Jiuye's arrival. However, Su Chenche not only showed no intention of leaving her side, but also saved her from danger time and time again.

Raikage: "You might not believe me if I told you this."

Shen Zhili: "It's okay...you go first."

Raikage: "If I say anything that displeases you... it's all Su Chenche's fault."

Shen Zhili: "...I understand."

I've been waiting forever, hurry up and tell me...

Lei Ying took a deep breath and asked, "Doctor Shen, you must have heard of the Seven Emotions Pill, right? It's rumored..."

Shen Zhili suddenly realized.

Of course she had heard of it. Not only had she heard of it, but she had also promised to make a Seven Emotions Pill for Young Master Xiaoye when she was at Mingyue Palace. However... in the end, she still didn't have the chance.

I suddenly feel inexplicably sad.

Her somber expression, however, carried a different meaning in Lei Ying's eyes.

Lei Ying sighed, "...Dr. Shen, I know that this matter might..."

Shen Zhili looked up: "What is it?"

Raikage said expressionlessly, "Are you even listening to me?"

Shen Zhili: "Ahem...you continue."

Raikage: "I'll say it again. Legend has it that if you collect the seven most lewd things in the world, you can make a Seven Emotions Pill. Add a drop of blood to the pill, and the person who takes it will fall in love with the owner of the blood..."

Shen Zhili's heart skipped a beat: "Is this rumor true?"

Lei Ying sighed, "At the moment, it seems we can't completely trust it."

Shen Zhili: "What do you mean?"

Lei Ying: "Our lord took that pill, but... he fell in love with you. In other words, Valley Master Shen, the reason why our lord suddenly fell in love with you is most likely because of that pill."

Shen Zhili paused for a moment, ignoring the strange emotion that flashed through her mind, and said, "How do you know he definitely ate it...?"

Lei Ying moved his lips and said, "Because I personally fed him that medicine."

Shen Zhili looked at Lei Ying with a terrifying gaze.

The Raikage's veins throbbed twice: "...What are you thinking? It's not what you think!"

Chapter 47

Shen Zhili pressed down on Lei Ying's shoulder: "Don't get agitated, don't get agitated..."

"If it really is the Seven Emotions Pill, then tell me, whose blood is in it?" She paused. "It couldn't possibly be mine, could it? Back then, I hadn't even met your master, and I had no contact with Twelve Nights. How could I have let Su Chenche treat me like this..."

This question seemed difficult to answer. Lei Ying pondered for a moment before speaking expressionlessly, "The recipe for the Seven Emotions Pill was obtained from an ancient book, but it was missing the last few pages, which concerned how to specify the person responsible for the pill's effects. So, we simply added a drop of blood during the pill's refining process, as rumored… When our lord took it, he didn't react at all, so we assumed the effects hadn't kicked in. Then, our lord fell off a cliff, and unexpectedly, he fell in love with you at first sight, Divine Physician Shen… That's why I think the effects might have been delayed. As for that drop of blood… I heard that before our lord woke up, Valley Master Shen was in charge of his treatment. Did he have any blood…?"

Shen Zhili pressed her forehead to recall.

Before Su Chenche woke up...

She performed the thoracotomy on Su Chenche, removed the bone, set it, and stitched it up...

Shen Zhili paused for a moment, then asked, "Does accidentally poking your finger while stitching up his wound count...?"

Raikage nodded solemnly.

Shen Zhili silently looked at her fingers, and for some reason recalled the scene when Su Chenche first woke up.

"Girl, it's a pleasure to meet you."

"May I ask if you are... my wife?"

"And... young lady, although it's a bit rude of me to say this, I think I've fallen in love with you at first sight."

Sunlight danced in dappled patterns, casting a soft glow on Su Chenche's face. He smiled, his eyes crinkling, a smile clean and sincere, like the warmest, clearest sunlight in winter.

The affection in his amber eyes was undisguised.

So it was all fake?

Is it all because Su Chenche took the wrong medicine?

Raikage: "The only way now is to have our lord take the antidote."

Shen Zhili looked up: "Antidote?"

Lei Ying: "Although the ancient book is incomplete, it does describe how to prepare the antidote for the Seven Emotions Pill... The same medicinal materials only need to be prepared in reverse order, with the exact amounts being the same. If the person who has been poisoned by the Seven Emotions Pill takes it, they will gradually forget the love brought about by the Seven Emotions Pill within half a month."

Gradually forgotten...

Gradually, I forgot about love...

Will Su Chenche forget his feelings for her?

I won't pester her anymore, I won't try to take advantage of her anymore, I won't call out "Zhi Li" over and over again, I won't pout at her pitifully, and I won't look at her with starry eyes anymore...

Shen Zhili thought for a moment, and finally only said one word: "Oh".

Lei Ying: "Of the seven things of extreme lust, I have prepared extra of five of them. Only the 'devouring dragon's 'dungeon' from the North Sea and the 'purple crape myrtle' from the summit of the South Mountain must be obtained on the spot. I have already sent someone to search for them, and they should be able to be retrieved in less than three months... At that time, I hope that Physician Shen can prepare the antidote for the Seven Emotions Pill."

Shen Zhili suddenly asked, "Why are you looking for me?"

Raikage: "The divine physician who concocted the Seven Emotions Pill is dead."

Shen Zhili: "...Unworthy!!!"

Raikage's veins throbbed twice more: "I didn't kill him. He accidentally fell and died while gathering herbs on the mountain."

"That's not good enough."

Shen Zhili calmly said, "Why should I help you prepare the antidote?"

Lei Ying seemed to have anticipated Shen Zhili's words. He took out a slip of paper from his pocket and handed it to Shen Zhili, calmly saying, "Once the effects of the Seven Emotions Pill wear off, the estates listed here will all be transferred to Huichun Valley. This is also to thank Doctor Shen for taking care of my master these past few days."

Shen Zhili glanced at the contents of the note.

His eyes instantly turned into coin symbols... and then he kept calculating in his mind how much these industries would amount to in silver.

Lei Ying crossed his arms, as if afraid that Shen Zhili would change his mind, and quickly said, "Then it's settled."

After saying that, he turned to leave.

Before I had gone far, someone tugged at the hem of my clothes.

Turning around, she found it was Shen Zhili.

Lei Ying: "Is there anything else, Doctor Shen?"

Shen Zhili stared intently at him with her dark eyes: "I haven't agreed yet."

The hand clenched tightly in the sleeve, the knuckles digging into the palm, almost turning white.

After a long while, she put the note back into Raikage's hand.

Lei Ying frowned as he looked at the crumpled note in his hand: "Divine Physician Shen, why deceive yourself? The Master's feelings for you are only because of the Seven Emotions Pill... and he is not suitable for you. The Demonic Sect will soon wage war against the Central Plains martial arts world, and given the Master's position, he will inevitably be the mainstay in dealing with the Demonic Sect..."

Shen Zhili interrupted him: "I know."

Raikage: "Then why... I understand, was it because what was written on the note wasn't enough?"

Shen Zhili pursed her lips, seemingly thinking about something, then smiled and said, "No, it's just that I suddenly don't want to accept money anymore. Come find me again after you've found all the medicinal herbs, and I'll prepare the antidote."

Lei Ying looked at her, as if trying to discern something from her expression, but Shen Zhili remained unchanged throughout.

He suppressed a slight pang of reluctance and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Doctor Shen."

Shen Zhili: "Is there anything else?"

Raikage shook his head and turned to leave.

A moment later, only Shen Zhili remained by the desolate, cold lake.

A gentle breeze blows, and the ripples are cool and clear.

She slowly squatted down on the ground, hugging her knees, and lowered her eyes. Shen Zhili thought with a pained heart, "I must have been stupid. Why did I pretend to be so generous and refuse so much money?"

My heart aches for you, my heart aches for you, my heart aches for you...